Harness lining and pad and the like.



PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

B. M. AULTON. HARNESS LINING AND PAD AND THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO.7, 1903.

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No. 809,276. PATENTBD JAN. 9, 1906.

E. M. AULTON.

HARNESS LINING AND PAD AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION ru n) DEG.7,1903.

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PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

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PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

E. M. AULTON. I HARNESS DINING AND PAD AND THE LIKE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARNESS LINING AND PAD AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed December 7, 1903. erial No. 184,166.

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA MARGARET AUL- TON, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at Showell Bush bury, nearWolverhampton, county of Stafford, England, have invented certain newand use ful Improvements in Harness Linings and Pads and the Like, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in inflatedcushions and the likefor surgical appliances, and more especially to harness and saddlerylinings and pads and the like, and is hereinafter set forth andillustrated with reference to the latter articles, the construction ofthe other above-mentioned articles being similar.

Now the object of my said invention is, first, to provide pneumaticlinings to saddles and collars andv false collars, numnahs, and pads forthe purpose of preventing saddle and collar galls in horses and toenable horses which have been so injured to be worked, without furtherinjury arising, much sooner than they could be worked with any existingform of harness or the like; secondly, to provide hock caps and bootsfor applying pressure to leather, or other material as shall beconsidered suitable, are provided with compartments into which areintroduced separate detachable rubber bladders capable of beinginflated, deflated, and removed at will, so as to produce, as the casemay be, pressure on a particular spot or to remove both pressure andfriction from a sore or the like.

To inflate or deflate the bladders, the same are each provided with avalve made of rubber, no metal entering into the construction thereof.

In order that my invention may be readily understood, reference is to behad to the further following description and accompanying sheets ofdrawings, in which- Figure 1 illustrates a saddle-numnah laid flat withmy invention applied thereto. Figs. 2, 2 illustrate forms of inflatablebladders. Fig. 3 illustrates a harness-pad, and Fig. 4 a false collar.Fig. 5 illustrates a hock-cap for applying pressure to thorough pin andbogspavin and retaining dressings in place, and Fig. 6 a viewillustrating the cap in Fig. 5 unlaced and laid flat. Fig. 7 illustratesmy improved combined tendon and overreach boot for protecting andstrengthening tendons, sinews, and joints in racing, polo, and the like,also for sprains in the leg and to reduce windgalls; Fig. 8, a view ofthe tendon-boot laid flat, showing the arrangement of the bladders. Fig.9 illustrates a heel-cap for wearing in the stable to prevent cappedelbows; Fig. 10, a

combined tendon and striking boot; Fig. 11,

a combined speedy-cut, tendon, and striking boot; Fig. 12, a detachablespeedy-cut boot. Fig. 13 illustrates a surgical (human) bandage.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 4, the saddlenumnahs, false collars, andthe like are made of canvas, leather, or other suitable material A,provided with a lining of linen, serge, or basil leather F, stitched orotherwise fastened to the edges of the numnah, collar, or the like.Transversely and at intervals in the numnah or collar, according to theanatomy of the animal, the lining is secured at a by stitching orotherwise, thereby forming a series of compartments a, anatomicallyconstructed and adapted to receive rubber bladders 0, made of varioussizes and shapes, according to the anatomical position which they are tooccupy. Figs. 2 and 2 illustrate two forms of the bladders, that in Fig.2 fitting in pocket a Fig. 1, and that in Fig. '2 fitting the pocket to,Fig. 1, and completely filling the same when inflated. The bladderhaving been inserted in a deflated form into its respective compartment,its valve-tube D is then drawn through the hole 6 in the flap B and theflap pushed down into the compartment, thereby retaining the bladder inposition. The bladder is now inflated (through the valve-tube D) by anysuitable means. E represents the center or gullet of the numnah and thelike made in the lining F. Numnahs, saddle-pads, and false collars asabove constructed are for use under ordinary saddles and harness fromwhlch the ordinary padding, wool, hair, or

the like has been removed and are fastened in by a series of buckles,straps, and studs; but when pneumatic linings constructed in a similarmanner to that above described are used they are attached, by means ofpockets, straps, and studs, directly into the trees of saddles or framesof the collars as apermanent padding without the intervention of otherlining.

By the use of pads or linings, numnahs, collars, and the like as aboveconstructed the following advantages over all other pneumatic articlesof a like nature are attainedviz., that they are divided intoanatomically-constructed compartments, each capable of being inflated ordeflated and removable at will, thereby enabling, first, the size andthickness of the lining at any given spot to be controlled; second, allpressure and friction to be removed from any part; third, reduction to aminimum of all ordinary friction, which is absorbed by the pneumaticnature of the lining; fourth, an arrangement wherebythe air has nochance of moving to the part under least pressure, and so letting theframe onto the horse; fifth, in case of a puncture of one or morebladders the remaining ones will hold the saddle or collar off the horseand prevent its rubbing; sixth, a reduction in weight, and, seventh, theconstruction of a reliable sanitary lining or article which can bewashed, disinfected, and replaced or repaired at small outlay of troubleor cost.

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6, the caps G are made of rubber molded toshape shown in Fig. 6 and provided with eyelets G" for lacing to thelimb. a (0 represent the compartments arranged and fashioned accordingto the anatomical position which they are to occupy, solutioned onto thebody G for the reception of the bladders C, the same being kept inposition by the flaps B, as in the previous cases. D is thevalve-nozzle, which can be kept inside the compartment or drawn throughthe hole I) to the outside, as required.

Hock-caps as above described present the following advantages, viz:First, they are more pliable, adaptable, and better fitting than theexisting canvas ones; second, are suitable for keeping dressings inplace and retaining heat and moisture from such dressings, fomentations,and the like; third, the pressure from the inflated bladders is morecapable of being controlled and kept in place than any springarrangement; fourth, can be used for supporting sprains and weak hocks,and, fifth, impossible to be kicked off.

Referring now to Figs. 7 to 12, which represent various forms of boots,G is the boot, of rubber molded to form and provided with thebladder-compartments a, anatomically fashioned and arranged, the methodof inflating and retaining the bladders in position be ing the same asthat hereinbefore described and shown, and Gr' the eyeletting for lacingto the limb.

In Figs. 7, 11, and 12 in addition to the lacing G' straps Gr areprovided to assist in keeping the boot in position. In Fig. 7, whichrepresents a combined tendon and overreach boot, Gr is the tendon-boot,and G the overreach-boot, and a the pneumatic com.- partments.

A racing and polo boot constructed in accordance with my inventionpresents the great advantage over the present rubber racingboot andbandages, inasmuch as the in flated compartments down the tendons allowof pressure and support being applied to prevent breakdowns and sprainsand is more readily applied than a bandage.

The boots illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11 are for the purpose ofprotecting joints and splints from striking, H being an extra thicknessof rubber, interlined with canvas, leather, or zinc, over the partsliable to be struck by the shoe.

Fig. 9 represents a cap (an article hitherto which has not been made)for covering the heels when in the stables and is designed to preventcapped elbows. In this figure, G represents the cap composed of rubbermolded to form, provided with the pneumatic compartments a, as in theprevious cases, and G the straps for retaining the cap in position.

The various caps, boots, and leggings above described are molded orshaped to fit the joint or limb they are intended for and are fixedthereon by lacing, straps, and buckles, as may be desired, thedetachable bladders being inflated to the requisite size and firmness byany suitable means.

Although I have only described and illustrated my invention inconnection with horses, yet it is readily understood that I may applythe same and in a similar manner to articles for human usesuch as beds,pillows, and surgical appliances. 1

Beds, pillows, and the like when constructed according to my inventionmay be described as mainly intended for medical and surgical purposes,being of different shapes, according to the whole or part of the body orlimb they are designed to support. The principle of my invention beingapplied to them-namely, the separate compartments fitted withdetachable, inflatable, and deflatable bladdersin order that support maybe given to a body or limb, while the bladder under a specialpartnotably, a wound or sore-can be deflated in order to remove allpressure and friction from such a part, or in the case of a broken limbto so regulate the thickness of the cushion or pillow as to rest thelimb in a perfectly horizontal and comfortable position.

In surgical appliances other than the boots and caps for reducingthorough-pin, bogspavin, and windgall, and the like in horses I applythe same principle and method of construotion-for instance, to trusses,bandages, knee-caps, and ankle-boots for sprains and the like in humanbeings.

Fig. 13 represents a bandage for applying pressure or removing pressureon or from a particular spot-for instance, when used as avaccination-shieldG being the bandage, provided with compartments a,into which bladders are introduced, as already described in theaforesaid cases. As the other articles are also made after the same orsimilar manner, further description of the same is unnecessary.

As each of the compartments are anatomically constructed, each will havea distinct configuration, and therefore it will be seen that eachbladder must fit its particular compartment, as the configuration ofeach bladder conforms to the configuration of the compartment to whichit is applied.

The advantages of articles for medical and surgical uses made after myinvention are, first, that they can be more readily adapted andregulated than ordinary existing pneumatic articles of a similar nature;second, that as the covers into which the bladders are introduced can bemade of linen, woolen, or other suitable material they can be readilywashed, disinfected, and rendered sanitary; third, that any particularpart being injured or worn can be mended or replaced Without loss of thewhole article, thereby reducing trouble and expense.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A body, compartments formed on the body, said compartments having oneend open, flaps for closing the open ends of the compartments said flapshaving apertures, bladders insertible in the compartments and flexibletubes carried by the bladders, said tubes passing through the aperturesof the flaps to confine the bladders within the compartments and to holdthe flaps in closed position.

2. A body, compartments formed on the body, said compartments having oneend open, flaps for closing the open ends of the compartments, saidflaps having apertures, bladders insertible in the compartments,flexible tubes carried by the bladders, said tubes passing through theapertures of the flaps to thereby confine the bladders within thecompartments and to hold the flaps in their closed positions, and meansfor holding the body in applied position.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of twoWitneses.

EMMA MARGARET AULTON.

Witnesses:

ALAN BERTRAM HANBURY-SPARROW, MARTIN ALDERWICK.

